MOTHMAN FLUTTERINGS » West Virginia

New TR: Gray Barker; Chasing the Flying Saucers

Regan Lee — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:55:31 +0000

My new Trickster’s Realm column is up at Binnall of America. It’s about a neat vintage find of an old issue, column by Gray Barker, and some weird goings on in West Virginia “pre Mothman.” Gray Barker’s Chasing the Flying Saucers: A Pre-Mothman UFO Encounter

More Mothy Goodness: Mike Clelland interviews Andrew Colvin

Regan Lee — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:28:22 +0000

Delighted to find that Mike Clelland has brought us a new interview, this one with Mothman witness/experiencer and author Andrew Colvin. (Mothman’s Photographer series, etc.) As I commented on Mike’s blog hidden experience, thank you for bringing this to us. I’ve been following Colvin for awhile and love his books, and appreciate his experience — he’s a witness and brings his personal journey/process to his research.

Listen to the interview here.

Colvin contributes to the L.O.W.F.I. site; you can find him on the Washington L.O.W.F.I. section here. And shameless plug, you can find me on the Oregon L.O.W.F.I. section here.

Happy Birthday Mothman

Regan Lee — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:58:45 +0000

Loren Coleman at Cryptomundo writes about Mothman’s “birthday” — it was 44 years ago November that witnesses encountered the winged, humanoid creature in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia. From Cryptomundo:

On November 15, 1966, the World was introduced to the phenomenon that would become known as Mothman. After the first sighting reported by the press 44 years ago in the papers of the day, soon a copyeditor in Ohio, a fan of the “Batman” series then on television, would coin the word “Mothman” because it fit in the headlines better. The sightings of a “Big Bird” had become a “big insect” with one copyeditor’s action.

For the rest, visit Cryptomundo .

Mothman Image

Regan Lee — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:40:30 +0000

A nice shot of the Mothman statue in Pt. Pleasant on the All Eyes and Ears blog.

Frank Feschino’s Flatwoods Monster on Monster Quest

Regan Lee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:56 +0000

No doubt uber-skeptic Joe Nickell will be on the program and tell us that the Flatwoods Monster was just an owl.

Check Your TV Listings for the MonsterQuest Program On The History Channel March 10, 2010 at 9:00 PM EST (21:00 Hrs)! At Long, Long Last Frank Feschino’s Flatwoods Monster Story Is Told And A Whole Town of Good People Are Vindicated!

Loren Coleman Reviews Monster Quest’s Mothman Episode

Regan Lee — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:04:01 +0000

I saw it; have been looking forward to this episode ever since a producer from the show contacted me several months ago in preparing for the program. I think I put her off; for I went into an esoteric direction (a la Andrew Colvin, who, I noticed, the show did not mention) and she nervously-laughingly said she didn’t want the government following her, dismissing anything to do with all that. I didn’t think much of the program, even though Nick Redfern was on, which was great. But overall, didn’t think much of it and Coleman makes a good point: where was the historical background? However, of all the things that annoyed me the most was the inclusion of uber-skeptic (“I’m not a scientist, I have an English Lit degree, but I play one on TV” Joe Nickell) who smirked non-stop while gleefully cutting out plywood Mothman figures to test the accuracy of witnesses. This man has an intriguing fixation with owls; for, after all, not only are owls the explanation for Mothman sightings, owls are the explanation for the Flatwoods creature, and the Kelly Hopkinsville entities, says Nickell.

Here’s Coleman’s review on his blog Cryptomundo.

The Pull of Mothman

Regan Lee — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:25:56 +0000

I think this will develop into something more in depth later on, but right now I’m just commenting on the pull Mothman seems to have for so many people, including myself. I’ve been intrigued by the Mothman story since I first heard about it years ago, and yet, I’ve never been back east. (Only briefly for a few days in N. Carolina.)

I had given someone at work my links to blogs, etc. and he comes up to me a few days later, asking me: “What the f*** is Mothman?” He had never heard of it. Hard to explain, or do any of the story justice, in a minute or two while at work. I did my best. I mentioned how West Virginia has a haunted, weird, Fortean history going back hundreds of years. He told me he’s been to that area, and that there is something very weird there, a general “vibe” of weirdness. He also told me he’s fascinated by Mothman and wants to know more.

Colvin mentions this pull in his books as well. A lot of layers to this idea, and that’s why I say this line of thinking will no doubt be developed further.

Speaking of Colvin’s books, I highly recommend them.